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Mahesh Babu

April 23, 2023

Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Telugu Awards, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and one IIFA Utsavam Award. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors,[3] he also owns the production house G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment.

Mahesh Babu
Mahesh in Spyder
Born
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu[1]

(1975-08-09) 9 August 1975 (age 47)[2]
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materLoyola College Chennai
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1979–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children2
Parent(s)Krishna (father)
Indira Devi (mother)
Relatives
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AwardsFull list
Signature

The younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna, Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in Needa (1979), at the age of four, and acted in eight other films as a child artist. He made his debut as a lead actor with Rajakumarudu (1999) which won him the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. Babu achieved his breakthrough with the supernatural drama Murari (2001), and the action film Okkadu (2003). He went on to act in other commercially successful films such as Athadu (2005), Pokiri (2006), Dookudu (2011), Businessman (2012), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), Srimanthudu (2015), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018), Maharshi (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022). Pokiri held the record of being the highest-grossing Telugu film, Maharshi fetching the National Film Award for Best Popular Film, while Sarileru Neekevvaru, his highest grosser, collected over ₹260 crore at the box office.[4][5]

Referred to in the media as the Prince of Tollywood, he is one of the most popular actors of Telugu cinema.[6][7] In addition to being an actor, he is a humanitarian and philanthropist – he runs a charitable trust and non-profit organisation, Heal-a-Child.[8] He is also associated with Rainbow Hospitals as their goodwill ambassador.[9] He plunged into the film exhibition business along with Narayandas Narang of Asian Group with the inauguration of the seven-screen superplex, AMB Cinemas at Gachibowli.[10] He married actress Namrata Shirodkar in 2005, with whom he has a son and a daughter.

Early life and family

Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born on 9 August 1975 in a Telugu speaking family in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India.[11] He is the fourth of the five children of Telugu actor Krishna and Indira, after Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi, and Manjula and before Priyadarshini. Their family hails from Burripalem in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.[12] Babu spent his childhood mostly in Madras under the care of his maternal grandmother Durgamma and the rest of his family.[13]

He was educated at St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai.[14] He obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce from the Loyola College, Chennai.[15] He stated, he was unable to read and write Telugu and used to memorise the dialogues given by his directors during the dubbing phase of his films.[16]

Acting career

Further information: Mahesh Babu filmography

Early career and breakthrough (1979–2003)

At the age of four, Babu visited the sets of the Telugu film Needa (1979) where its director Dasari Narayana Rao shot a few sequences of his as a part of the narrative in the presence of the former's brother Ramesh.[non-primary source needed] Needa marked his debut as a child actor.[17] In 1983, he acted in Poratam (1983) upon being requested by its director Kodi Ramakrishna.[18] He went on to act as a child artist in the films Sankharavam (1987), Bazaar Rowdy (1988), Mugguru Kodukulu (1988) and Gudachari 117 (1989). He played a dual role in the film Koduku Diddina Kapuram (1989). Babu then appeared in Bala Chandrudu (1990), and Anna Thammudu (1990).[18][additional citation(s) needed]

In 1999, Babu made his debut as a lead actor with the romantic comedy Rajakumarudu, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and co-starring Preity Zinta. The film was commercially successful, and people began referring to him with the title Prince.[19] The film had a 50-day run in 80 centres and a 100-day run in 44 centres. Rajakumarudu collected a share of ₹10.51 crores from Andhra Pradesh.[20] It was dubbed in Hindi as Prince No. 1 and in Tamil as Kaadhal Vennila.[21] The film was again dubbed and released theatrically in Tamil during January 2017 as Ivan Oru Thunichalkaran.[22] For his performance, he received the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut.[23] He starred in two films the following year – Yuvaraju and Vamsi.[citation needed] Following their poor performance at the box office,[citation needed] he starred in Krishna Vamsi's Murari (2001). He regarded Murari an important film in his career and the role he played in it one of his favourites.[24][failed verification][25] Murari was a commercial success[citation needed] and earned him the Nandi Special Jury Award, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.[23] Though his 2002 releases Takkari Donga and Bobby performed poorly at the box office,[citation needed] his performance in the former fetched him his second Nandi Special Jury Award.[23]

Babu had two film releases in 2003, the first one being Gunasekhar's Okkadu co-starring Bhumika Chawla, which went on to become the highest grossing Telugu film of the year collecting ₹25–30 crores at the box office.[26] He won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance in the film.[27] The other release was Teja's Nijam co-starring Rakshita. The film was noted for introducing Dolby EX surround system in Telugu cinema.[28] Though the film was a commercial failure,[29] Babu received praise from critics for his performance in the film, with Vijayalaxmi of Rediff.com calling him the only reason to watch the film's second half which she termed "a routine tale of vendetta".[30] He won his first Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film, in addition to his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.[31]

Mainstream film acclaim and success (2004–2010)

In 2004, Manjula produced his next film,[citation needed] Naani, directed by S. J. Surya co-starring Amisha Patel. While its simultaneously shot Tamil version New featuring a different cast proved to be commercially successful, Naani flopped at the box office.[24][non-primary source needed] He received his third Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in his next film, Arjun, directed by Gunasekhar and produced by Ramesh.[32] He chose to act in Trivikram Srinivas's Athadu (2005), co-starring Trisha Krishnan, whose script had been approved back in 2002 before the production of Naani and Arjun had begun.[33][non-primary source needed] It emerged as one of the highest-grossing films of the year.[34][35] The film proved to be a major boost for Babu's career as he received his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, in addition to fetching his second Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in the role of a hired assassin.[36] The movie collected a share of ₹22 crores at the box office.[citation needed] Idlebrain.com gave it a rating of 3.25/5 and mentioned Mahesh Babu is stylish and brilliant as professional killer.[37]

He then collaborated with Puri Jagannadh in 2006 for the film Pokiri, which was jointly produced by Jagannadh and Manjula.[38] Made on a budget of ₹10 crore and shot within six months,[39] the film grossed over ₹67 crore at the box office and became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time by the end of its run.[40][better source needed] It was screened at the 7th IIFA Awards held in Dubai.[41] He received high praise for his performance, with Y. Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu opining that "Mahesh's understated performance in Pokiri allows him effortlessly to reclaim the title of a star, overshadowing his questionable career choices of late".[38] He won the his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance in the film.[42] That same year, his next film, Sainikudu, co-starring Trisha, was released, but despite much hype, it flopped at the box office.[43]

The following year saw Babu acting in the film Athidhi, co-starring Amrita Rao, marking her Telugu debut. The film was produced by Mahesh Babu's's brother Ramesh.[44] UTV Motion Pictures acquired the film's distribution rights for ₹18.5 crore, which became its first Telugu film venture.[45] In 2008, Babu provided voice-over for the film Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas.[46]

After Athidhi's release, Babu took a break from films for seven months; two months later, he signed Khaleja, but the break was unintentionally extended for two years due to several delays. During this time, Babu's grandmother and his wife Namrata's parents died. Krishna was worried about Babu's career as the film's shoot was delayed for so long.[47][non-primary source needed] Upon release, Khaleja received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure in India.[48] However, it managed to perform well at the overseas box office.[49] Rediff gave a 3 out of 5 rating and noted "The duo of Mahesh-Trivikram delivers a product that is watchable, entertaining with good humour, couple of well-orchestrated action sequences and songs and with a bit to take home as well. It's Mahesh's show all the way, much to the delight of his fans. Mahesh is the soul of the movie, be it his dialogue delivery, his action, his dances or emotions, he is effortless.[50] The film is included in the list of "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion.[51]

Stardom and career setback (2011–2014)

In 2011, Babu collaborated with Srinu Vaitla for the film Dookudu, which was inspired in part by the 2003 German tragicomedy film Good Bye, Lenin!.[non-primary source needed][52] Co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, the film received positive reviews upon release and became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Dookudu had the largest opening for a Telugu film, and collected a share of ₹10.11 crore and a gross of ₹12.58 crore on the first day of its release.[53] The Los Angeles Times called Dookudu the "biggest hit you've never heard of".[54] For his performance in the film, Babu won his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, his third Nandi Award for Best Actor,[55] and his first SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu).[56][57] The film collected a distributor share of ₹57.4 crore in its lifetime and grossed more than ₹100 crore in its lifetime.[58] After the film's gross crossed the ₹100 crore mark, Income Tax Department officials conducted a raid on Babu's Jubilee Hills residence as he was rumoured of receiving a remuneration of more than ₹12 crore for his next projects.[59] Suresh Kavirayani of The Times of India rated it 4 out of 5 and wrote "Dookudu is a typical Srinu Vytla film with a generous sprinkling of comedy. His narrative manages to keep the audience engaged until the end of the movie. This movie comes as a blessing for not just Mahesh Babu, but also for Tollywood, which is badly in need of a hit, after the recent spate of box office debacles. Srinu Vytla and Mahesh Babu have come out with a winner in Dookudu".[60]

He later played the role of a mafia kingpin with a hidden personal agenda in the film Businessman (2012), co-starring Kajal Aggarwal and directed by Puri Jagannadh.[61] Upon the film's release, he received praise from critics for his performance in the film, with Y. Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu writing, "The film has no frills, no vulgar wastage and the hero is practically in every frame; you hear only his voice, he looks good, sounds good, he also steals the comedian's job. Mahesh plays it straight.".[62] It grossed approximately ₹18.73 crore and collected a share of ₹13.78 crore at the global box office on its first day creating an all-time record in terms of opening day collections.[63] Collecting a share of ₹41 crore at the box office,[64] Businessman became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year.[65] He received his seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and his second nomination for the SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu) for his performance in the film.[66][67] By then, Babu was reported to be the second highest-paid actor in South India after Rajinikanth.[68]

 
Babu receiving Best Actor – Telugu Award at the 61st Filmfare Awards South from Tamannaah for his performance in the film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013)

Babu then began filming for Srikanth Addala's Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), whose script Babu had approved during the pre-production phase of Dookudu.[69][non-primary source needed] Co-starring Daggubati Venkatesh along with Anjali and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, it became the first Telugu multistarrer film to be produced in the last twenty-five years.[70] Released in January 2013, the film became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year and marked the completion of Babu's hat-trick of successful films.[71] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called the film a "delightful family drama with its celebration of family bonds, love and marriage laced with laughter", and Addala "wants to leave his audience with a thought, wants them to reflect on their relationships and overlook skirmishes that can sour family bonds". Dundoo cited Guhan's cinematography as one of the film's highlights, and praised its performances.[72] He won his fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and his second SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu) for his performance in the film.[73][74] The film collected a distributor share of ₹51.2 crore and was the second-highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.[75] He provided a voice-over for Srinu Vaitla's Baadshah the same year.[76]

Babu had two releases in 2014, the first one being Sukumar's 1: Nenokkadine, an action thriller focusing on a celebrity suffering from hallucinations related to the murder of his parents and the discovery of a special variety of rice. Kriti Sanon played the female lead in this film, marking her acting debut.[77] Made on a budget of around ₹70 crore, 1: Nenokkadine was released amid huge expectations, but received mixed reviews from the critics, turning out to be a box office bomb by incurring a loss of around ₹26–27 crore.[78] However, Babu's performance received praise, with critics calling it one of his best performances.[79][80][81] For his performance, he received his fourth nomination for the SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu).[82] Grossing over $1.32 million,1: Nenokkadine became the fourth-highest-grossing Telugu film in history at the United States box office at that time.[83] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote, "How often do we get to watch a Telugu film where the audience, along with the protagonist and supporting characters, is also required to think and distinguish between events unfolding in real and imaginary spaces?" and called 1 Nenokkadine a "visually stunning" film.[84] The film earned a distributor share of about ₹28.9 crore, on a budget of ₹70 crore.[85] The film is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion.[51] The other release, Aagadu, directed by Srinu Vaitla and co-starring Tamannaah, flopped at the box office,[86] despite grossing ₹60 crore.[citation needed] Karthik Pasupulate of The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and called Aagadu "Dookudu 2.0" in operating system parlance. Pasupulate added that it seems more like a remake of Dookudu with a "much louder Mahesh Babu, more banal jokes, and a few superficial twists in the screenplay", and that the end product is "more slapstick than funny".[87]

Resurgence and recent work (2015–present)

Babu collaborated with Koratala Siva for the action drama film Srimanthudu (2015) co-starring Shruti Haasan. He co-produced the film under his newly formed banner G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, marking his first film production venture.[88] He opted to do so in order to control the film's budget, accepting a share in profits in lieu of remuneration.[89] Released on 7 August 2015, Srimanthudu opened to positive reviews from critics,[90] and he won his fifth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for the film,[91] thus marking his resurgence.[92] Sethumadhavan N. of Bangalore Mirror stated, Srimanthudu wouldn't have been as effective if it did not have Mahesh Babu who is at his charming best, adding that he "underplays the emotional scenes, making them a treat to watch".[93] The film was a major commercial success, grossing nearly ₹200 crore globally on a budget of ₹40-70 crore and becoming the second-highest grossing Telugu film of all time and the highest grossing Telugu-language-only film of the time. After the film's release, many actors, bureaucrats and politicians announced plans to develop backward villages and encouraged the adoption of villages in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.[94] Babu himself has adopted his native village, Burripalem.[95]

In 2016, he acted in Srikanth Addala's film Brahmotsavam co-starring Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Pranitha Subhash. Originally produced as a bi-lingual, the film would've marked Babu's first straight-out Tamil film. However, later on the plan was altered due to its disastrous performance at the Telugu box office and the film wasn't released in Tamil.[96] While the film underperformed at the box office, the Deccan Chronicle stated that Mahesh Babu was its saving grace. The film was criticised by the public, for its lack of a proper story.[97] Babu stated that this was an error of judgement, where he had picked the wrong director.[98].Brahmotsavam had collected approximately ₹63.70 crore worldwide.[99].

He later appeared in the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Spyder (2017), directed by A. R. Murugadoss, which finally marked his Tamil cinema debut[100] and grossed over ₹113 crore at the box office.[101][better source needed] The film received mixed reviews, with praise for the cast performances, but criticism for its the writing, screenplay and direction.[102] Y. Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu stated that "Spyder starts off well but the director’s imagination goes overboard only to turn a purpose ridden plot to a piece of travesty."[103]

His next film was the political action drama Bharat Ane Nenu (2018), directed by Koratala Siva and co-starring Kiara Advani. In this film, he played the role of a chief minister. It went on to gross more than ₹172 crore, and was second highest-grossing film of that year.[104] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost wrote "Mahesh Babu and Koratala Siva deliver an intense political drama". Kumar also said, "Siva has shown yet again that there's plenty of drama when a normal guy takes an uncommon path. Bharat might have become the messiah of the state in the story, but it's Mahesh Babu who leaves a long lasting impression in the end. Two big thumbs up for the film. It delivers more than what it promises" giving 4 stars out of 5.[105] His performance in the film earned him his tenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.[citation needed] His next film, Maharshi (2019) directed by Vamshi Paidipally and co-starring Pooja Hegde collected a total of ₹175 crore worldwide.[106] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost mentioned the film owes a lot to Mahesh Babu's conviction to pull off his role and he makes you believe in his characterisation so much that it doesn't feel like fiction. His flamboyance in the college sequences and the maturity with which he pulled off the village segments is noteworthy.[107] The film was awarded the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 68th National Film Awards and Babu won the SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance.[108][109]

His 2020 film, Sarileru Neekevvaru, collected ₹260 crores in worldwide box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing Telugu films.[110][111] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost mentioned Sarileru Neekevvaru packages oodles of humour and action in right measures for Babu to hit the ball out of the park. Everything else is just a bonus or a distraction.[112] His performance in the film earned him his eleventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. He next began filming for Sarkaru Vaari Paata, marking his maiden collaboration with director Parasuram in January 2021.[113] The film was released in May 2022 to mixed reviews from critics.Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars and wrote "It is great to see Mahesh Babu shedding his macho image and wooing a woman in the film. Mahesh is a delight to watch in these scenes. His comic timing and dialogue delivery are on point".[114].Although the screenplay and story received criticism, Babu's performance in the film received praise from various critics including The Hindu,[115] Hindustan Times,[116] India Today,[117] and Pinkvilla.[118].Sarkaru Vaari Paata grossed ₹180–200 crore worldwide in its theatrical run and became the second highest-grossing Telugu film of 2022.[119]

Babu has two upcoming films in various stages production. Babu is set to re-unite with Trivikram Srinivas for their third collaboration from April 2022.[120] He is also committed to star in S. S. Rajamouli's untitled film which is expected to begin its production in 2023. The film is touted to be a jungle adventure set in Africa.[121]

In the media

 
Babu at Selvandhan Audio Launch

Babu is considered one of the most popular actors in Telugu cinema.[122] He is widely referred in the media as "Superstar of Tollywood",[123][better source needed] and "Prince Mahesh Babu".[124] Hemanth Kumar C. R. of Vogue felt that Murari (2001), Okkadu (2003), Athadu (2005), Pokiri (2006), Khaleja (2010), Dookudu (2011), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Srimanthudu (2015) and Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) are the films that made Mahesh Babu, a superstar in the film industry.[125]

His popularity has been documented in several Telugu films such as Ashta Chamma (2008),[126] Kiraak (2014),[127] and Superstar Kidnap (2015).[128][weasel words] He joined Twitter in April 2010 and has 13 million followers as of April 2023.[129][relevant?]

He was ranked twelfth on the Times' 50 Most Desirable Men in India for the year 2010,[130] fifth in 2011,[131] and second in 2012.[132] He climbed to the first position of the same list for the year 2013, beating the likes of Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan.[133] He stood at sixth place on the same list for the year 2014,[134] sixth in 2015,[135] seventh in 2016,[136] and sixth in 2017.[137] He was then added to the Forever Desirable list along with Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Hrithik Roshan.[138]

Babu is an ambassador for about three dozen Indian brands.[139][140] In 2007, he signed a five-year endorsement deal with the cola company Thums Up to replace Chiranjeevi as its brand ambassador in Andhra Pradesh;[141] after which, he was replaced by Akshay Kumar as the national brand ambassador across India.[142] He endorsed brands such as UniverCell Mobile Store,[143] Navratna Oil,[144] Amrutanjan,[145] Provogue,[146] ITC Vivel,[147] Jos Alukkas,[148] Idea Cellular,[149] Santoor Soap,[150] South India Shopping Mall,[151] Royal Stag,[152] Rainbow Hospitals,[153] TVS Motor Company,[154] Mahindra Tractors,[155] Paragon footwear,[156] and Tata Sky in South India.[157] He was signed as the brand ambassador of Intex Mobiles in August 2015 for one year.[158] He also promotes the real estate firm Ramakrishna Venuzia.[159] Babu commands a figure of ₹2.5–3 crore per endorsement per annum, thus earning around ₹30 crore per annum as a brand ambassador.[160][weasel words] In 2016, he was signed as the brand ambassador of YuppTV,[161] and AbhiBus.[162] In February 2018, he was signed as the brand ambassador for Protinex.[163] Some of the other brands he endorses, or had endorsed previously, include Chennai Silks,[164] Sai Surya Developers,[165] Close-Up,[166] Gold Winner,[167] Denver Deodorant,[168] Lloyd AC,[169] Flipkart,[170] Helo app,[171] Byju's,[172] CarDekho,[173] Jeep India,[174] Whitehat Junior,[175] Lloyd Refrigerators,[176] Jeevan Saathi,[177] Health OK Tablets,[178] Big C Mobiles,[179] Pan Bahar Elaichi,[180] Mountain Dew,[181] Bambino foods,[182] and Everest Spices.[183] Overall, he has endorsed 41 brands thus far.[citation needed] He has also shot a couple of unique concept videos for Zee Telugu to promote their upcoming TV shows.[184][185] In 2022, he ended his association with Thums Up.[186] The same year, he faced criticism for endorsing the brand Pan Bahar Elaichi, after the statement "Bollywood cannot afford me" he made during a promotional event of Major (2022).[187]

Babu has also supported AIG Hospitals' "End Corona Campaign", which was aimed at creating awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine.[188] It was one of the world's largest virtual awareness campaigns on the COVID-19 vaccine.[189]

Babu stood in 31st place on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list for the year 2012, with annual earnings of ₹42.25 crore.[190] He slipped to 54th place on the same list for the year 2013, with his annual earnings dropping to ₹28.96 crore.[191] In the following year, he climbed to the 30th position with an annual earning figure of ₹51 crore.[192] In 2015, he placed 36th, the highest ranking Telugu celebrity, with an income of ₹51 crore.[193] He was placed 37th, 33rd and 54th consecutively in the years leading up to 2019 with an annual earning of ₹35 crore.[194] He was once criticized for his limited and predictable wardrobe when attending events.[195][relevant?]

In 2019, his wax statue was unveiled in Madame Tussauds Singapore.[196] Hindustan Times reported that he was the first Telugu actor to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds.[197] He was also the first Indian actor whose wax statue was flown back for a day for unveiling at his hometown.[198]

Personal life

Family

Babu married his co-star Namrata Shirodkar on 10 February 2005 at the Marriott Hotel, Mumbai during the shooting of Athadu (2005).[199] The couple's first child was born on 31 August 2006 at the Global Hospital in Hyderabad.[200] The boy was named Gautam.[201] On 20 July 2012, Shirodkar gave birth to a girl whom they named Sitara.[202] Before her delivery, they preserved her stem cells using stem cell banking to ensure a better immunity level.[203]

Babu is the fourth child in a family of five children. His elder brother Ramesh Babu was a film producer and was also an actor. Mahesh Babu's eldest sister Padmavathi is married to Galla Jayadev, an industrialist and Member of the Indian Parliament from the Telugu Desam Party.[204] His elder sister Manjula is a film producer, director, and an actress.[citation needed] Priyadarshini, his younger sister, is married to Sudheer Babu, who later made his debut as an actor in Telugu cinema.[205]

Telugu actress and filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala was Babu's step-mother; actor Naresh is his step-brother.[206]

Philanthropy

Babu gives 30% of his annual income to charities, and most of his philanthropic activities are unpublicised because he prefers them to be so.[207] He joined Farhan Akhtar's Men Against Rape and Discrimination (MARD) campaign in August 2013 and lent his voice to the Telugu version of a poem written by Javed Akhtar.[208] He was signed in 2013 as the goodwill ambassador of Heal-a-child Foundation, a non-profit organisation that offers financial support to the parents of terminally ill children to help with the cost of medical treatment.[209] In October 2014, he donated ₹25 lakh to a relief fund run by the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for reconstruction of areas destroyed during Cyclone Hudhud. Krishna and Vijaya Nirmala later donated ₹25 lakh to the fund.[210]

Jayadev announced in February 2015 that Babu would adopt Krishna's native village Burripalem, a minor panchayat in Tenali, and would address basic needs of the community such as potable drinking water and better roads and drainage systems.[211] Later, Namrata Shirodkar was quoted saying that they had adopted Siddapur village in Mahbubnagar district upon consultation with Telangana's Rural Development minister K. T. Rama Rao.[212]

Legal issues

In September 2004, Babu and director Gunasekhar attended a rally organised by his fans at Warangal for the promotional activities of Arjun. He and his fans allegedly raided two video libraries and assaulted their owners who were circulating unauthorised CDs of the film. Cases under IPC section 448 (criminal trespass), section 427 (mischief) and section 366 (kidnap) were registered on him, who was the principal accused, and five others.[213] Later, a delegation from the Telugu film industry, including his father Krishna, Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Allu Aravind and D. Suresh Babu, approached the then chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy to intervene in this case. Regarding the issue, Babu said that while cases were booked against him on "the basis of wrong information," not a single case had been booked against the person dealing in bootlegged CDs, which he found the "funniest" thing.[214] Actor Pawan Kalyan openly supported Babu throughout the episode.[215] Babu surrendered in the district court in September 2004 and appeared before the court again in April 2006. Babu and the others were exonerated after the final hearing in July 2006.[216]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu is a recipient of eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare South Awards, three CineMAA Awards, three Santosham Film Awards, four SIIMA Awards and one IIFA Utsavam Award.

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mahesh, babu, ghattamaneni, born, august, 1975, indian, actor, producer, media, personality, philanthropist, works, mainly, telugu, cinema, appeared, more, than, films, several, accolades, including, eight, nandi, awards, five, filmfare, telugu, awards, four, . Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu born 9 August 1975 is an Indian actor producer media personality and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema He has appeared in more than 25 films and won several accolades including eight Nandi Awards five Filmfare Telugu Awards four SIIMA Awards three CineMAA Awards and one IIFA Utsavam Award One of the highest paid Telugu film actors 3 he also owns the production house G Mahesh Babu Entertainment Mahesh BabuMahesh in SpyderBornGhattamaneni Mahesh Babu 1 1975 08 09 9 August 1975 age 47 2 Madras Tamil Nadu IndiaAlma materLoyola College ChennaiOccupationFilm actorYears active1979 presentWorksFull listSpouseNamrata Shirodkar m 2005 wbr Children2Parent s Krishna father Indira Devi mother RelativesList Ramesh Babu brother Manjula Swaroop sister Naresh step brother Galla Jayadev brother in law Sudheer Babu brother in law AwardsFull listSignatureThe younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in Needa 1979 at the age of four and acted in eight other films as a child artist He made his debut as a lead actor with Rajakumarudu 1999 which won him the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut Babu achieved his breakthrough with the supernatural drama Murari 2001 and the action film Okkadu 2003 He went on to act in other commercially successful films such as Athadu 2005 Pokiri 2006 Dookudu 2011 Businessman 2012 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 Srimanthudu 2015 Bharat Ane Nenu 2018 Maharshi 2019 Sarileru Neekevvaru 2020 and Sarkaru Vaari Paata 2022 Pokiri held the record of being the highest grossing Telugu film Maharshi fetching the National Film Award for Best Popular Film while Sarileru Neekevvaru his highest grosser collected over 260 crore at the box office 4 5 Referred to in the media as the Prince of Tollywood he is one of the most popular actors of Telugu cinema 6 7 In addition to being an actor he is a humanitarian and philanthropist he runs a charitable trust and non profit organisation Heal a Child 8 He is also associated with Rainbow Hospitals as their goodwill ambassador 9 He plunged into the film exhibition business along with Narayandas Narang of Asian Group with the inauguration of the seven screen superplex AMB Cinemas at Gachibowli 10 He married actress Namrata Shirodkar in 2005 with whom he has a son and a daughter Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Acting career 2 1 Early career and breakthrough 1979 2003 2 2 Mainstream film acclaim and success 2004 2010 2 3 Stardom and career setback 2011 2014 2 4 Resurgence and recent work 2015 present 3 In the media 4 Personal life 4 1 Family 4 2 Philanthropy 4 3 Legal issues 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and family EditGhattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born on 9 August 1975 in a Telugu speaking family in Madras now Chennai Tamil Nadu India 11 He is the fourth of the five children of Telugu actor Krishna and Indira after Ramesh Babu Padmavathi and Manjula and before Priyadarshini Their family hails from Burripalem in Guntur district Andhra Pradesh 12 Babu spent his childhood mostly in Madras under the care of his maternal grandmother Durgamma and the rest of his family 13 He was educated at St Bede s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School Chennai 14 He obtained a bachelor s degree in commerce from the Loyola College Chennai 15 He stated he was unable to read and write Telugu and used to memorise the dialogues given by his directors during the dubbing phase of his films 16 Acting career EditFurther information Mahesh Babu filmography Early career and breakthrough 1979 2003 Edit At the age of four Babu visited the sets of the Telugu film Needa 1979 where its director Dasari Narayana Rao shot a few sequences of his as a part of the narrative in the presence of the former s brother Ramesh non primary source needed Needa marked his debut as a child actor 17 In 1983 he acted in Poratam 1983 upon being requested by its director Kodi Ramakrishna 18 He went on to act as a child artist in the films Sankharavam 1987 Bazaar Rowdy 1988 Mugguru Kodukulu 1988 and Gudachari 117 1989 He played a dual role in the film Koduku Diddina Kapuram 1989 Babu then appeared in Bala Chandrudu 1990 and Anna Thammudu 1990 18 additional citation s needed In 1999 Babu made his debut as a lead actor with the romantic comedy Rajakumarudu directed by K Raghavendra Rao and co starring Preity Zinta The film was commercially successful and people began referring to him with the title Prince 19 The film had a 50 day run in 80 centres and a 100 day run in 44 centres Rajakumarudu collected a share of 10 51 crores from Andhra Pradesh 20 It was dubbed in Hindi as Prince No 1 and in Tamil as Kaadhal Vennila 21 The film was again dubbed and released theatrically in Tamil during January 2017 as Ivan Oru Thunichalkaran 22 For his performance he received the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut 23 He starred in two films the following year Yuvaraju and Vamsi citation needed Following their poor performance at the box office citation needed he starred in Krishna Vamsi s Murari 2001 He regarded Murari an important film in his career and the role he played in it one of his favourites 24 failed verification 25 Murari was a commercial success citation needed and earned him the Nandi Special Jury Award in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu 23 Though his 2002 releases Takkari Donga and Bobby performed poorly at the box office citation needed his performance in the former fetched him his second Nandi Special Jury Award 23 Babu had two film releases in 2003 the first one being Gunasekhar s Okkadu co starring Bhumika Chawla which went on to become the highest grossing Telugu film of the year collecting 25 30 crores at the box office 26 He won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu for his performance in the film 27 The other release was Teja s Nijam co starring Rakshita The film was noted for introducing Dolby EX surround system in Telugu cinema 28 Though the film was a commercial failure 29 Babu received praise from critics for his performance in the film with Vijayalaxmi of Rediff com calling him the only reason to watch the film s second half which she termed a routine tale of vendetta 30 He won his first Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film in addition to his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu 31 Mainstream film acclaim and success 2004 2010 Edit In 2004 Manjula produced his next film citation needed Naani directed by S J Surya co starring Amisha Patel While its simultaneously shot Tamil version New featuring a different cast proved to be commercially successful Naani flopped at the box office 24 non primary source needed He received his third Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in his next film Arjun directed by Gunasekhar and produced by Ramesh 32 He chose to act in Trivikram Srinivas s Athadu 2005 co starring Trisha Krishnan whose script had been approved back in 2002 before the production of Naani and Arjun had begun 33 non primary source needed It emerged as one of the highest grossing films of the year 34 35 The film proved to be a major boost for Babu s career as he received his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu in addition to fetching his second Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in the role of a hired assassin 36 The movie collected a share of 22 crores at the box office citation needed Idlebrain com gave it a rating of 3 25 5 and mentioned Mahesh Babu is stylish and brilliant as professional killer 37 He then collaborated with Puri Jagannadh in 2006 for the film Pokiri which was jointly produced by Jagannadh and Manjula 38 Made on a budget of 10 crore and shot within six months 39 the film grossed over 67 crore at the box office and became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time by the end of its run 40 better source needed It was screened at the 7th IIFA Awards held in Dubai 41 He received high praise for his performance with Y Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu opining that Mahesh s understated performance in Pokiri allows him effortlessly to reclaim the title of a star overshadowing his questionable career choices of late 38 He won the his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu for his performance in the film 42 That same year his next film Sainikudu co starring Trisha was released but despite much hype it flopped at the box office 43 The following year saw Babu acting in the film Athidhi co starring Amrita Rao marking her Telugu debut The film was produced by Mahesh Babu s s brother Ramesh 44 UTV Motion Pictures acquired the film s distribution rights for 18 5 crore which became its first Telugu film venture 45 In 2008 Babu provided voice over for the film Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas 46 After Athidhi s release Babu took a break from films for seven months two months later he signed Khaleja but the break was unintentionally extended for two years due to several delays During this time Babu s grandmother and his wife Namrata s parents died Krishna was worried about Babu s career as the film s shoot was delayed for so long 47 non primary source needed Upon release Khaleja received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure in India 48 However it managed to perform well at the overseas box office 49 Rediff gave a 3 out of 5 rating and noted The duo of Mahesh Trivikram delivers a product that is watchable entertaining with good humour couple of well orchestrated action sequences and songs and with a bit to take home as well It s Mahesh s show all the way much to the delight of his fans Mahesh is the soul of the movie be it his dialogue delivery his action his dances or emotions he is effortless 50 The film is included in the list of 25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade by Film Companion 51 Stardom and career setback 2011 2014 Edit In 2011 Babu collaborated with Srinu Vaitla for the film Dookudu which was inspired in part by the 2003 German tragicomedy film Good Bye Lenin non primary source needed 52 Co starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu the film received positive reviews upon release and became one of the highest grossing films of the year Dookudu had the largest opening for a Telugu film and collected a share of 10 11 crore and a gross of 12 58 crore on the first day of its release 53 The Los Angeles Times called Dookudu the biggest hit you ve never heard of 54 For his performance in the film Babu won his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu his third Nandi Award for Best Actor 55 and his first SIIMA Award for Best Actor Telugu 56 57 The film collected a distributor share of 57 4 crore in its lifetime and grossed more than 100 crore in its lifetime 58 After the film s gross crossed the 100 crore mark Income Tax Department officials conducted a raid on Babu s Jubilee Hills residence as he was rumoured of receiving a remuneration of more than 12 crore for his next projects 59 Suresh Kavirayani of The Times of India rated it 4 out of 5 and wrote Dookudu is a typical Srinu Vytla film with a generous sprinkling of comedy His narrative manages to keep the audience engaged until the end of the movie This movie comes as a blessing for not just Mahesh Babu but also for Tollywood which is badly in need of a hit after the recent spate of box office debacles Srinu Vytla and Mahesh Babu have come out with a winner in Dookudu 60 He later played the role of a mafia kingpin with a hidden personal agenda in the film Businessman 2012 co starring Kajal Aggarwal and directed by Puri Jagannadh 61 Upon the film s release he received praise from critics for his performance in the film with Y Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu writing The film has no frills no vulgar wastage and the hero is practically in every frame you hear only his voice he looks good sounds good he also steals the comedian s job Mahesh plays it straight 62 It grossed approximately 18 73 crore and collected a share of 13 78 crore at the global box office on its first day creating an all time record in terms of opening day collections 63 Collecting a share of 41 crore at the box office 64 Businessman became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year 65 He received his seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu and his second nomination for the SIIMA Award for Best Actor Telugu for his performance in the film 66 67 By then Babu was reported to be the second highest paid actor in South India after Rajinikanth 68 Babu receiving Best Actor Telugu Award at the 61st Filmfare Awards South from Tamannaah for his performance in the film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 Babu then began filming for Srikanth Addala s Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 whose script Babu had approved during the pre production phase of Dookudu 69 non primary source needed Co starring Daggubati Venkatesh along with Anjali and Samantha Ruth Prabhu it became the first Telugu multistarrer film to be produced in the last twenty five years 70 Released in January 2013 the film became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year and marked the completion of Babu s hat trick of successful films 71 Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called the film a delightful family drama with its celebration of family bonds love and marriage laced with laughter and Addala wants to leave his audience with a thought wants them to reflect on their relationships and overlook skirmishes that can sour family bonds Dundoo cited Guhan s cinematography as one of the film s highlights and praised its performances 72 He won his fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu and his second SIIMA Award for Best Actor Telugu for his performance in the film 73 74 The film collected a distributor share of 51 2 crore and was the second highest grossing Telugu film of the year 75 He provided a voice over for Srinu Vaitla s Baadshah the same year 76 Babu had two releases in 2014 the first one being Sukumar s 1 Nenokkadine an action thriller focusing on a celebrity suffering from hallucinations related to the murder of his parents and the discovery of a special variety of rice Kriti Sanon played the female lead in this film marking her acting debut 77 Made on a budget of around 70 crore 1 Nenokkadine was released amid huge expectations but received mixed reviews from the critics turning out to be a box office bomb by incurring a loss of around 26 27 crore 78 However Babu s performance received praise with critics calling it one of his best performances 79 80 81 For his performance he received his fourth nomination for the SIIMA Award for Best Actor Telugu 82 Grossing over 1 32 million 1 Nenokkadine became the fourth highest grossing Telugu film in history at the United States box office at that time 83 Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote How often do we get to watch a Telugu film where the audience along with the protagonist and supporting characters is also required to think and distinguish between events unfolding in real and imaginary spaces and called 1 Nenokkadine a visually stunning film 84 The film earned a distributor share of about 28 9 crore on a budget of 70 crore 85 The film is considered one of the 25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade by Film Companion 51 The other release Aagadu directed by Srinu Vaitla and co starring Tamannaah flopped at the box office 86 despite grossing 60 crore citation needed Karthik Pasupulate of The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and called Aagadu Dookudu 2 0 in operating system parlance Pasupulate added that it seems more like a remake of Dookudu with a much louder Mahesh Babu more banal jokes and a few superficial twists in the screenplay and that the end product is more slapstick than funny 87 Resurgence and recent work 2015 present Edit Babu collaborated with Koratala Siva for the action drama film Srimanthudu 2015 co starring Shruti Haasan He co produced the film under his newly formed banner G Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt Ltd marking his first film production venture 88 He opted to do so in order to control the film s budget accepting a share in profits in lieu of remuneration 89 Released on 7 August 2015 Srimanthudu opened to positive reviews from critics 90 and he won his fifth Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu for the film 91 thus marking his resurgence 92 Sethumadhavan N of Bangalore Mirror stated Srimanthudu wouldn t have been as effective if it did not have Mahesh Babu who is at his charming best adding that he underplays the emotional scenes making them a treat to watch 93 The film was a major commercial success grossing nearly 200 crore globally on a budget of 40 70 crore and becoming the second highest grossing Telugu film of all time and the highest grossing Telugu language only film of the time After the film s release many actors bureaucrats and politicians announced plans to develop backward villages and encouraged the adoption of villages in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 94 Babu himself has adopted his native village Burripalem 95 In 2016 he acted in Srikanth Addala s film Brahmotsavam co starring Kajal Aggarwal Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Pranitha Subhash Originally produced as a bi lingual the film would ve marked Babu s first straight out Tamil film However later on the plan was altered due to its disastrous performance at the Telugu box office and the film wasn t released in Tamil 96 While the film underperformed at the box office the Deccan Chronicle stated that Mahesh Babu was its saving grace The film was criticised by the public for its lack of a proper story 97 Babu stated that this was an error of judgement where he had picked the wrong director 98 Brahmotsavam had collected approximately 63 70 crore worldwide 99 He later appeared in the Telugu Tamil bilingual Spyder 2017 directed by A R Murugadoss which finally marked his Tamil cinema debut 100 and grossed over 113 crore at the box office 101 better source needed The film received mixed reviews with praise for the cast performances but criticism for its the writing screenplay and direction 102 Y Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu stated that Spyder starts off well but the director s imagination goes overboard only to turn a purpose ridden plot to a piece of travesty 103 His next film was the political action drama Bharat Ane Nenu 2018 directed by Koratala Siva and co starring Kiara Advani In this film he played the role of a chief minister It went on to gross more than 172 crore and was second highest grossing film of that year 104 Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost wrote Mahesh Babu and Koratala Siva deliver an intense political drama Kumar also said Siva has shown yet again that there s plenty of drama when a normal guy takes an uncommon path Bharat might have become the messiah of the state in the story but it s Mahesh Babu who leaves a long lasting impression in the end Two big thumbs up for the film It delivers more than what it promises giving 4 stars out of 5 105 His performance in the film earned him his tenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu citation needed His next film Maharshi 2019 directed by Vamshi Paidipally and co starring Pooja Hegde collected a total of 175 crore worldwide 106 Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost mentioned the film owes a lot to Mahesh Babu s conviction to pull off his role and he makes you believe in his characterisation so much that it doesn t feel like fiction His flamboyance in the college sequences and the maturity with which he pulled off the village segments is noteworthy 107 The film was awarded the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 68th National Film Awards and Babu won the SIIMA Award for Best Actor Telugu for his performance 108 109 His 2020 film Sarileru Neekevvaru collected 260 crores in worldwide box office becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films 110 111 Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost mentioned Sarileru Neekevvaru packages oodles of humour and action in right measures for Babu to hit the ball out of the park Everything else is just a bonus or a distraction 112 His performance in the film earned him his eleventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu He next began filming for Sarkaru Vaari Paata marking his maiden collaboration with director Parasuram in January 2021 113 The film was released in May 2022 to mixed reviews from critics Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute gave the film a rating of 3 5 stars and wrote It is great to see Mahesh Babu shedding his macho image and wooing a woman in the film Mahesh is a delight to watch in these scenes His comic timing and dialogue delivery are on point 114 Although the screenplay and story received criticism Babu s performance in the film received praise from various critics including The Hindu 115 Hindustan Times 116 India Today 117 and Pinkvilla 118 Sarkaru Vaari Paata grossed 180 200 crore worldwide in its theatrical run and became the second highest grossing Telugu film of 2022 119 Babu has two upcoming films in various stages production Babu is set to re unite with Trivikram Srinivas for their third collaboration from April 2022 120 He is also committed to star in S S Rajamouli s untitled film which is expected to begin its production in 2023 The film is touted to be a jungle adventure set in Africa 121 In the media Edit Babu at Selvandhan Audio Launch Babu is considered one of the most popular actors in Telugu cinema 122 He is widely referred in the media as Superstar of Tollywood 123 better source needed and Prince Mahesh Babu 124 Hemanth Kumar C R of Vogue felt that Murari 2001 Okkadu 2003 Athadu 2005 Pokiri 2006 Khaleja 2010 Dookudu 2011 1 Nenokkadine 2014 Srimanthudu 2015 and Bharat Ane Nenu 2018 are the films that made Mahesh Babu a superstar in the film industry 125 His popularity has been documented in several Telugu films such as Ashta Chamma 2008 126 Kiraak 2014 127 and Superstar Kidnap 2015 128 weasel words He joined Twitter in April 2010 and has 13 million followers as of April 2023 update 129 relevant He was ranked twelfth on the Times 50 Most Desirable Men in India for the year 2010 130 fifth in 2011 131 and second in 2012 132 He climbed to the first position of the same list for the year 2013 beating the likes of Hrithik Roshan Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan 133 He stood at sixth place on the same list for the year 2014 134 sixth in 2015 135 seventh in 2016 136 and sixth in 2017 137 He was then added to the Forever Desirable list along with Salman Khan Shah Rukh Khan Aamir Khan Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan 138 Babu is an ambassador for about three dozen Indian brands 139 140 In 2007 he signed a five year endorsement deal with the cola company Thums Up to replace Chiranjeevi as its brand ambassador in Andhra Pradesh 141 after which he was replaced by Akshay Kumar as the national brand ambassador across India 142 He endorsed brands such as UniverCell Mobile Store 143 Navratna Oil 144 Amrutanjan 145 Provogue 146 ITC Vivel 147 Jos Alukkas 148 Idea Cellular 149 Santoor Soap 150 South India Shopping Mall 151 Royal Stag 152 Rainbow Hospitals 153 TVS Motor Company 154 Mahindra Tractors 155 Paragon footwear 156 and Tata Sky in South India 157 He was signed as the brand ambassador of Intex Mobiles in August 2015 for one year 158 He also promotes the real estate firm Ramakrishna Venuzia 159 Babu commands a figure of 2 5 3 crore per endorsement per annum thus earning around 30 crore per annum as a brand ambassador 160 weasel words In 2016 he was signed as the brand ambassador of YuppTV 161 and AbhiBus 162 In February 2018 he was signed as the brand ambassador for Protinex 163 Some of the other brands he endorses or had endorsed previously include Chennai Silks 164 Sai Surya Developers 165 Close Up 166 Gold Winner 167 Denver Deodorant 168 Lloyd AC 169 Flipkart 170 Helo app 171 Byju s 172 CarDekho 173 Jeep India 174 Whitehat Junior 175 Lloyd Refrigerators 176 Jeevan Saathi 177 Health OK Tablets 178 Big C Mobiles 179 Pan Bahar Elaichi 180 Mountain Dew 181 Bambino foods 182 and Everest Spices 183 Overall he has endorsed 41 brands thus far citation needed He has also shot a couple of unique concept videos for Zee Telugu to promote their upcoming TV shows 184 185 In 2022 he ended his association with Thums Up 186 The same year he faced criticism for endorsing the brand Pan Bahar Elaichi after the statement Bollywood cannot afford me he made during a promotional event of Major 2022 187 Babu has also supported AIG Hospitals End Corona Campaign which was aimed at creating awareness about the COVID 19 vaccine 188 It was one of the world s largest virtual awareness campaigns on the COVID 19 vaccine 189 Babu stood in 31st place on Forbes India s Celebrity 100 list for the year 2012 with annual earnings of 42 25 crore 190 He slipped to 54th place on the same list for the year 2013 with his annual earnings dropping to 28 96 crore 191 In the following year he climbed to the 30th position with an annual earning figure of 51 crore 192 In 2015 he placed 36th the highest ranking Telugu celebrity with an income of 51 crore 193 He was placed 37th 33rd and 54th consecutively in the years leading up to 2019 with an annual earning of 35 crore 194 He was once criticized for his limited and predictable wardrobe when attending events 195 relevant In 2019 his wax statue was unveiled in Madame Tussauds Singapore 196 Hindustan Times reported that he was the first Telugu actor to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds 197 He was also the first Indian actor whose wax statue was flown back for a day for unveiling at his hometown 198 Personal life EditFamily Edit Babu married his co star Namrata Shirodkar on 10 February 2005 at the Marriott Hotel Mumbai during the shooting of Athadu 2005 199 The couple s first child was born on 31 August 2006 at the Global Hospital in Hyderabad 200 The boy was named Gautam 201 On 20 July 2012 Shirodkar gave birth to a girl whom they named Sitara 202 Before her delivery they preserved her stem cells using stem cell banking to ensure a better immunity level 203 Babu is the fourth child in a family of five children His elder brother Ramesh Babu was a film producer and was also an actor Mahesh Babu s eldest sister Padmavathi is married to Galla Jayadev an industrialist and Member of the Indian Parliament from the Telugu Desam Party 204 His elder sister Manjula is a film producer director and an actress citation needed Priyadarshini his younger sister is married to Sudheer Babu who later made his debut as an actor in Telugu cinema 205 Telugu actress and filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala was Babu s step mother actor Naresh is his step brother 206 Philanthropy Edit Babu gives 30 of his annual income to charities and most of his philanthropic activities are unpublicised because he prefers them to be so 207 He joined Farhan Akhtar s Men Against Rape and Discrimination MARD campaign in August 2013 and lent his voice to the Telugu version of a poem written by Javed Akhtar 208 He was signed in 2013 as the goodwill ambassador of Heal a child Foundation a non profit organisation that offers financial support to the parents of terminally ill children to help with the cost of medical treatment 209 In October 2014 he donated 25 lakh to a relief fund run by the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for reconstruction of areas destroyed during Cyclone Hudhud Krishna and Vijaya Nirmala later donated 25 lakh to the fund 210 Jayadev announced in February 2015 that Babu would adopt Krishna s native village Burripalem a minor panchayat in Tenali and would address basic needs of the community such as potable drinking water and better roads and drainage systems 211 Later Namrata Shirodkar was quoted saying that they had adopted Siddapur village in Mahbubnagar district upon consultation with Telangana s Rural Development minister K T Rama Rao 212 Legal issues Edit In September 2004 Babu and director Gunasekhar attended a rally organised by his fans at Warangal for the promotional activities of Arjun He and his fans allegedly raided two video libraries and assaulted their owners who were circulating unauthorised CDs of the film Cases under IPC section 448 criminal trespass section 427 mischief and section 366 kidnap were registered on him who was the principal accused and five others 213 Later a delegation from the Telugu film industry including his father Krishna Chiranjeevi Nagarjuna Allu Aravind and D Suresh Babu approached the then chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy to intervene in this case Regarding the issue Babu said that while cases were booked against him on the basis of wrong information not a single case had been booked against the person dealing in bootlegged CDs which he found the funniest thing 214 Actor Pawan Kalyan openly supported Babu throughout the episode 215 Babu surrendered in the district court in September 2004 and appeared before the court again in April 2006 Babu and the others were exonerated after the final hearing in 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